White tern (Gygis alba) |
Binomial Name: Gygis alba
Common names: White tern, Common White Tern, (English) Tava’esina (Samoan) Gygis blanche (French); Feenseeschwalbe (German); Charrán Blanco (Spanish)Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia - Phylum: Chordata – Class: Aves – Order: Charadriiformes – Family: Sternidae– Genus: Gygis– Species: G. alba
Photographed at Vailima on the Road of Loving Hearts on the way up to Robert Louis Stevenson's tomb.
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) |
Binomial Name: Porphyrio porphyrio
Common names: Purple Swamphen (English) Manualii (Samoan); Taléve sultane (French); Purpurhuhn (German); Calamón Común (Spanish); Pūkeko (Māori)Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia - Phylum: Chordata – Class: Aves – Order: Gruiformes – Family: Rallidae– Genus: Porphyrio– Species: P. porphyrio
Photographed past Aleisa on the road going up to the Power Station
Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio carunculatus) |
Binomial Name: Foulehaio carunculatus
Common names: Wattled honeyeater, Carunculated Wattled Honeyeater, Samoan Wattled Honeyeater, Viti levu Honeyeater (English) I’ao (Samoan) Schuppenkopf-Honigfresser (German); Mielero Foulehaio (Spanish); Méliphage foulehaio (French0Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia - Phylum: Chordata – Class: Aves – Order: Passeriformes – Family: Meliphagidae– Genus: Fouehaio – Species: F. carunculatus
Photographed in Mango tree at Alafua
Cardinal Myzomela (Myzomela cardinalis) |
Binomial Name: Myzomela cardinalis
Common names: Myzomela cardinalis, Cardinal Honeyeater, Black-bellied Honeysucker, Samoan Cardinal Myzomela (English) Segaseagamau’u (Samoan); Myzoméle cardinal (French); Kardinalhonigfresser (German); Mielero Cardenal (Spanish)
Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia - Phylum: Chordata – Class: Aves – Order: Passeriformes – Family: Meliphagidae– Genus: Myzomela – Species: M. cardinalis
Photographed after Cyclone Evan on fallen Nuno tree at Alafua.
A Many Coloured Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus perousii) |
Binomial Name: Ptilinopus perousii
Common names: Many coloured fruit dove (English) Manuma (Samoan) vTaxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia - Phylum: Chordata – Class: Aves – Order: Columbiformes – Family: Columbidae– Genus: Ptilinopus– Species: P. perousii
Photographed on a tree in the Vailima Botanical Garden right near the entrance to the garden.
On-line References and Links:
Please note: I will adding book references when I am able to access some suitable ones.
Gygis alba
The Guardian, “Mystery bird: white tern, Gygis alba” LINK
Birdlife International Entry for Common White Tern Gygis
alba LINK
Internet Bird Collection: LINK
IUCU Red List of Threatened Species, Entry for Gygis alba LINK
Wikipedia Entry for White Tern LINK
Porphyrio porphyrio
Birdlife International Entry for (Porphyrio porphyrio) LINK
Internet Bird Collection entry for Purple Swamphen
(Porphyrio porphyrio) LINK
IUCU Red List of Threatened Species, Entry for Porphyrio
porphyria LINK
Wikipedia Entry for Purple Swamphen LINK
Foulehaio carunculatus
Birdlife International entry for Wattled Honeyeater Foulehaio
carunculatus LINK
Internet Bird Collection entry for Wattled Honeyeater (Foulehaio
carunculatus) LINK
IUCU Red List of Threatened Species, Entry for Foulehaio
carunculatus LINK
Wikipedia Entry for Wattled Honeyeater LINK
Myzomela cardinalis
Birdlife International entry for LINK
Internet Bird Collection entry for Myzomela cardinalis
(Cardinal Myzomela) LINK
IUCU Red List of Threatened Species, Entry for Myzomela
cardinalis (Cardinal Myzomela) LINK
Wikipedia entry for cardinal Myzomela LINK
Ptilinopus perosii
Birdlife International Entry for Many-Coloured fruit-dove Ptilinopus
perousii LINKInternet Bird Collection: LINK
IUCU Red List of Threatened Species, Entry for Ptilinopus perosii (Has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List)
Wikipedia Entry for Many-coloured Fruit-dove LINK
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